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Again, another one of our most favourite plants.  The Portuguese Laurel is at the top of our list due to its flexibility in use and placement in confined spaces.

Features:  A hardy, small, evergreen specimen tree featuring dark, glossy foliage with red, new stem growth.  In late spring/summer white flowers appear in long racemes.

Uses:  Hedging, espalier along wires to soften a timber fence, standardised as they respond well to pruning, in large containers or raised planters, to provide structure in a small courtyard........need we go on?

Combinations:  Standards Portuguese Laurels planted in a row would look fantastic with Trachelospermum sprawling around the base of the trunks, likewise with Ophiopogon planiscapus or Hemerocallis 'Maleny Brigade'

Care: This is a hardy plant that can tolerate drought.  Little care is needed although we have seen a few with thrip infestations.

Full Sun	Yes	Dry
Part Shade		Moist	Yes
Shade		Wet